That's how I taught my son sex education." Off the radio charts, it would seem that the song has found another purpose over the years - as a lead-in for the band members to talk about the birds and the bees with their kids.Ĭalderon, who has two children aged 16 and 19, says in jest: "My kids definitely know the lyrics to the song. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at No. The tune, released in 1991 as the first single from their album C.M.B., topped the UK singles chart and the Billboard R&B and dance charts. In Singapore and other Asian countries, the song was known as the more sanitised I Wanna Love You Up. I feel like we're 20 again."Īs a nod to their past, audiences can bet they will be singing their hit song I Wanna Sex You Up when they perform here. "It's been a long time and we're just a group of giggly brothers having a blast talking about it. Even after 20 years, people still want to hear us sing."Ībrams adds: "We don't mind at all being called retro because we're just so excited about this Singapore show.
And then Bryan had me come along and wanted me to write some stuff for them and we ended up with a song called “Ghetto Rainbows.” It’s definitely crossing of genres that you wouldn’t expect."But you know what's good about this? It shows that our music has stood the test of time. They knew everything about us, and they asked Bryan, and Bryan ended up recording some songs with them. RM: How did the Insane Clown Posse connection happen?Ĭalderon: They were both big fans of Color Me Badd. I remember the record company calling me and saying, “We need you guys out here in L.A. immediately - we need an album in two weeks.” … We had a song called “I Wanna Sex You Up,” and it was the highlight of the album. It was shortly after that the “New Jack City” soundtrack album came out, and it was cool because we were the only group on that whole soundtrack that didn’t have a name then. I remember being 19 years old and signing the record contract. It took us about two years to get signed. RM: What does “being discovered” look like?Ĭalderon: They waited till we graduated before they sent us to New York to do demos and such. … It was Giant Records who decided to take a chance on us. At that time, there just multiracial groups. The record labels, when they saw we were a multiracial group, they really didn’t have anything to do with us. … Our manager at the time, he said “You guys’ name is Color Me Badd.” We were sold because we had multiracial members in the group. … we still weren’t for sure who we wanted to be, but we had to come up with a name because we had graduated high school. It was all about singing, music and trying to get the girls. Me, being Mexican-American Bryan, who’s white Indian-Native American Sam, who is a white boy, and Kevin, he was African-American - but we were all buddies in high school and we never looked at the color thing at all. RM: Where did the name Color Me Badd come from?Ĭalderon: There was something that we never realized as a group : we had different cultures in the group. … Everyone is just a little older, I guess, and that’s really all that is different. … Take, for instance, last night: York, Pennsylvania. We’re going to areas that we’ve never been before. Mark Calderon: It’s been really great, just going to different places all around the country. Richmond magazine: You are on a whirlwind of a tour how is that going? We talked with original member Mark Calderon, who breaks down the origin of the group’s name and its unlikely collaboration with Insane Clown Posse. 4 at the Richmond Coliseum in a stop on the “I Love the ‘90s” tour. Color Me Badd, the R&B crooners from Oklahoma City known for “I Wanna Sex You Up” and “I Adore Mi Amour,” perform Nov.
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